Apple has joined an artificial Intelligence (AI) research group alongside the other tech giants of the world. The organization, called Partnership on AI, ensures that the technology is used ethically and for the greater good of humanity. The Cupertino company has been involved with the group since last year, but has formalized its membership together with Amazon, Facebook Google/DeepMind, IBM and Microsoft. Apple has joined an artificial Intelligence (AI) research group alongside other tech giants of the world. The birth of AI has made our lives easier, but the more advance it becomes, the more some worry about what the future holds.

Apparently Google Translate, the company's popular machine-translation service, had suddenly and almost immeasurably improved. Rekimoto visited Translate himself and began to experiment with it. He had to go to sleep, but Translate refused to relax its grip on his imagination. Rekimoto wrote up his initial findings in a blog post. First, he compared a few sentences from two published versions of "The Great Gatsby," Takashi Nozaki's 1957 translation and Haruki Murakami's more recent iteration, with what this new Google Translate was able to produce.

MUMBAI: Airlines and airports can save an estimated USD 25 billion annually from flight disruptions by harnessing artificial intelligence, cognitive computing, predictive analytics and other progressive technical capabilities, says an industry report. According to a report by Sita, a technology services provider to air transport industry, predictive tools using artificial intelligence and cognitive computing are likely to be adopted by half of airlines and airports over the next decade, which can help them save up to USD 25 billion. Predictive technologies can provide passengers with more relevant information about their journey to help them create more seamless and personal experiences, Nigel Pickford, director market insight at Sita said. "Airlines and airports are focusing on technologies that will make them more responsive to issues in their operations. This will enable them to improve their performance and customer services," Pickford said.

A picture claiming to show off the Samsung Galaxy S8 has been posted online, along with purported specifications and launch plans. The handset will be available in 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch options and will be officially unveiled at an event on 29 March, according to VentureBeat tipster Evan Blass. The picture appears to back up past reports describing the S8's dual-edge curved "infinity display", which is said to cover 83% of the handset's front panel, leaving no room for a home button or even Samsung's logo. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar. Japan's On-Art Corp's CEO Kazuya Kanemaru poses with his company's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot'TRX03' and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan Japan's On-Art Corp's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot'TRX03' performs during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan Singulato Motors co-founder and CEO Shen Haiyin poses in his company's concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China A picture shows Singulato Motors' concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China Connected company president Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press briefing as he elaborates on Toyota's "connected strategy" in Tokyo.

Over four days there are over 400 sessions on the official World Economic Forum Annual Summit program. In addition, there are a multitude of breakfasts, lunches and dinners with speakers and panels. No person can truly summarize the event since one only gets to experience a sliver of what is possible. Keeping this reality in mind, here are some of the key themes and takeaways from my perspective. Globalization on the whole has been dramatically good for the world, helping lift a billion people out of poverty, reducing prices, and bringing new opportunities.

Artificial Intelligence has reached the point where it is being productively applied to a wide range of disciplines. Artificial Intelligence can optimize supply chain logistics to match sales and customer demand. IDC Manufacturing Insights predicts that within five years that 50 percent of manufacturing supply chains will be robotically and digitally controlled and able to provide direct-to-consumer and home shipments. Asia Outlook Magazine wrote that "the latest robots have the ability to learn how to complete multiple jobs, so they can be plugged in practically anywhere along the supply chain. AI's ability to be flexible, particularly in manufacturing processes, will take AI to the mainstream as its return on investment (ROI) will become clear to stakeholders."

If you're passing through Tokyo Narita Airport, there's a good chance your pre-flight dinner could be cleared up by a robot. Panasonic has started testing its HOSPI service robots at the airport to help combat'labour shortages' in Japan. The firm hopes if the Dalek-style robots are a success in the airport, they could be drafted in to help deal with the influx of tourists for the 2020 Olympics. Panasonic has begun testing service robots at the international airport to help combat'labour shortages' in Japan The robots were originally developed to be used in healthcare, delivering drugs around hospitals. Pre-installed mapping information allows HOSPI to move autonomously.

When people have love troubles they tend to go to their family or closest friends for advice, or in some cases approach a professional. But they could soon have another option to choose from. A Japanese technology company, NTT Resonant, is inventing a robot designed to dish out love advice. A Japanese technology company, NTT Resonant, is hoping to help by inventing a robot designed to dish out love advice. The system, called Oshi-el, can show sympathy, suggest a solution to the problem and add a comment of encouragement.

Sci-fi and tech movies have been around for a surprisingly long time. They frequently tackle similar themes of exploring consciousness or over-dependence on technology which almost everytime leads to disastrous results. But, which movies are the essential ones to watch? You might be asking "What is your selection criteria?". Well, that is a good question. We may not be able to give you a definitive answer for each movie but for most of the list; it is self-evident.

NASA is preparing for lift off once again. The agency is scheduled to broadcast an unpiloted Japanese cargo spacecraft that will depart the International Space Station Friday morning. The cargo spacecraft, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) H-II Transport Vehicle-6, will be released by the station's robotic arm commanded by the European Space Agency's Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet with support from NASA's Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough. You can watch the NASA Orbital ATK launch here. Transport Vehicle-6 is expected to move underneath and in front of the International Space Station and gather data for a week using a JAXA experiment which will "measure electromagnetic forces using a tether in low-Earth orbit," a NASA statement read.